Joseph McGrath
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 28, 1928, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Movies
- 24
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Joseph 'Apocalypse' McGrath (born 1930, Glasgow), sometimes referred to as "'Apocalypse'" Joe McGrath or Croisette Meubles, is a Scottish film director and screenwriter best remembered for his two films, Casino Royale (1967) and The Magic Christian (1969). McGrath frequently collaborated with Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. In the 2004 film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Alan Williams played the un-named director of Casino Royale (whom Sellers' refers to as 'Joe').
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Best-Known Movies
Casino Royale
1967
The Magic Christian
1969
Rising Damp
1980
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World
1973
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2018
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
1976
Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman
1973
Girls Come First
1975
Filmography
| 2020 | Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy | Self |
| 2018 | The Ghost of Peter Sellers | Self |
| 2010 | The Unforgettable Spike Milligan | Himself |
| 2008 | The Making of Casino Royale, 1967 | Self - Original Director |
| 2004 | Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' | Self |
| 2004 | No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat | Self |
| 2002 | Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive | Self |
| 2002 | Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe | Self |
| 2001 | The Paranormal Peter Sellers | Self (Archive footage) |
| 2000 | The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter | Self |
| 1965 | One Man Band | Switched On Sammy (as Joe McGrath) |
| 1960 | Battle of New Orleans |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1984 | Night Train to Murder | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1980 | Rising Damp | Director |
| 1977 | The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It | Screenplay, Director |
| 1976 | I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight | Director |
| 1975 | Girls Come First | Director |
| 1975 | The Great McGonagall | Director, Screenplay |
| 1973 | Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World | Director |
| 1973 | Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman | Writer |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian | Director, Screenplay |
| 1968 | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom | Director |
| 1968 | 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! | Director, Writer |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Director |
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